Magnum Venus Products expands international distribution network

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Addition of Norwegian distributor, Hans Claussen AS will provide industrial equipment for open, closed molding processes, adhesive applications and automation solutions.

Hexcel carbon fiber selected for Artemis 9 mission booster production

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Lightweight composite design for BOLE boosters enable increased performance for NASA’s future missions to the moon and Mars.

SAMPE North America announces 2022-2023 election results

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

SAMPE announces the North American officers and global representatives who will assume their position July 1, 2022. 

Dual-Head Leak Tester Is Fast & Compact

Matthew Naitove | Plastics Technology

Test small bottles at up 250 bpm within only 36 in. of conveyor space.

Configurable CAD Ordering System Reduces Redundant Mold Design Tasks

| MoldMaking Technology

The release of Progressive Components’ CADalog v14 is geared towards simplifying custom component creation and ordering Mold-Ready components.

Trident Winds submits unsolicited lease request for floating offshore wind project in Washington

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Pursuit of the development, construction, operation and maintenance of the first floating offshore wind farm off the coast of Washington State could further U.S. offshore energy record.

CST Composites targets global green hydrogen supply chain in Australia

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

JV with U.S.-based hydrogen storage tank manufacturer Optimum Composite Technologies and first Australian hydrogen vessel manufacturing facility will service emerging and growing demand. 

Clean Aviation 2021 Highlights Report builds momentum for climate-neutral aviation

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

Latest progress, participants and synergies for the MFFD, UltraFan engine, RACER helicopter, Next-Gen Civil Tilt Rotor and other projects under the Clean Sky 2 Joint Undertaking are highlighted.

Edwards Vacuum showcases intelligent EJGO vacuum pump controller

Grace Stubbins | CompositesWorld

EJGO vacuum pump control with cloud connectivity intelligently monitors, controls and optimizes vacuum pumps, offering flexible accessibility and optimized control functionality.

Erema to Build New R&D Center for Innovative Recycling Technologies

Lilli Manolis Sherman | Plastics Technology

The company held ground-breaking ceremony at its Ansfelden site.

Powder Coating With Recycled Plastic

Chris Pasion | Products Finishing

Sherwin-Williams’ Powdura ECO line uses rPET resin to make a green finishing process even greener.

Starlinger Viscotec rPET100 Wins Award

Lilli Manolis Sherman | Plastics Technology

The heat-resistant, fully-recyclable material won Re|focus Sustainable Innovation in Material Award 2022

Carbon Black Free Colorants for Packaging

| Plastics Technology

Chroma Color’s NIR Sortable Black Technology passes APR test protocol for NIR sorting  

AkzoNobel colaborará con tres startups ganadoras del premio Paint the Future

| Products Finishing México

Tres de las empresas ganadoras del reto Paint the Future firmaron cartas de intención con AkzoNobel con miras a buscar nuevas oportunidades de negocio conjuntas.

Medical-Grade Nylon 6, Nylon 6/66, and PET

| Plastics Technology

DSM Engineering has expanded its Medical Care portfolio of engineering materials for medical devices.  

North American Tooling Industry Increases Utilization, Revenue in 2021

| Plastics Technology

Harbour Results’ benchmarking study found that the tooling industry rebounded in 2021 with companies on average seeing year-over-year revenue growth of 10%.
#economics

Amcor Offers Seed Funding for Innovative Startups

Matthew Naitove | Plastics Technology

Global packaging producer Amcor is taking on a new role as a venture capitalist to support sustainable technologies and other innovations.

RoboDK lanza versión gratuita de su software de programación de robots

| Modern Machine Shop México

RoboDK presentó una nueva versión web gratuita de su software de programación de robots, que ofrece accesibilidad y facilidad de uso.

Talking Finishing Regulatory Policy

Scott Francis | Products Finishing

The National Association for Surface Finishing recently held its Washington Forum – a great event providing insight into policy discussions on the table in D.C.
#regulations

Circuplast: tecnología ecológica para reciclaje de plásticos mixtos

| Plastics Technology México

El proyecto de Stopford, la Universidad de Birmingham y una empresa operadora de tecnología, recibió fondos del Desafío Smart Sustainable Plastic Packaging (SSPP) para su desarrollo.

How Additive Manufacturing Can Benefit from Blockchain: AM Radio #15B

Stephanie Hendrixson | Additive Manufacturing

Blockchain technology isn’t only suitable for protecting cryptocurrency and NFTs. This week’s episode of the AM Radio podcast looks at how blockchain is being applied to 3D printable files today, and how far this pairing could go. 

SKF, VBN Collaborate on Additive Manufacturing of Large-Size Bearings

| Additive Manufacturing

The companies say that lighter weight large-size bearing have the potential to improve performance under demanding conditions and could enable further weight optimization of machinery.